UNICEF DR Congo Ebola Situation Report North Kivu and Ituri - 12 November 2018

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Highlights

  • 12 November, WHO’s Director General Dr. Tedros, head of emergencies Dr. Salama, and head of emergencies in WHO Regional Office for Africa Dr. Soce Fall, visited DRC to meet with the teams in Beni and with government officials and partners. They were accompanied by the head of the UN Peacekeeping mission USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Their mission was to assess what further support is needed and to recognize the hard work of teams on the ground. They also met with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health and other government officials.

  • A budget for a broader humanitarian action in the Ebola affected areas is currently being developed that includes education, child protection, essential household items, nutrition and the use of unconditional cash grants.

SITUATION IN NUMBERS

340 total reported cases (MoH, 12 November 2018)

302 confirmed cases (MoH, 12 November 2018)

212 deaths recorded (MoH, 12 November 2018)

4,613 contacts under surveillance (MoH, 12 November 2018)

UNICEF Ebola Response Appeal US$ 21.8M

Humanitarian leadership and coordination

The Crisis Management Team continued to meet daily under the leadership of the Ministry of Health with all concerned partners and with the chairs of the different working groups providing thematic updates. UNICEF continues to participate actively in coordination meetings at the national level and in Beni (operational headquarters) and co-leads the commissions on communication, WASH and psychosocial care. UNICEF is also active in the working groups for logistics and vaccination. A UNICEF security specialist is deployed in the field to support the security assessment and safety of the operations.

Beni and Butembo health zones are the most concerning areas for the response due to the high number of reported confirmed and probable cases. At the moment, UNICEF activities cover communication and prevention, WASH, and psychosocial care around five coordination hubs based in Beni, Butembo, Tchomia, and Mabalako Health Zone and one subcoordination hub in Bunia city.

The coordination of UNICEF’s response is dynamic due to the identification of confirmed cases and the geographical extension of the epidemic to newly affected health zones. UNICEF coordinates Musienene, Katwa, Masereka, Vuhovi, Kalanguta, and Kyondo’s response from the sub-coordination group based in Butembo health zone.



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